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Egypt Newslinks 3-4 February, 2011
4 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 4 February, 2011 Time for action Egyptian Intifada is the “Old Arab Dream” Egypt`s revolution inspires Gaza’s youth After Egypt, Palestinian rivals turn to Facebook Fidel Castro: Mubarak’s fate is sealed Max Ajl, “Egyptian Protests, Grounded in Decades of Struggle, Portend Regional Transformation” Joel Beinin, “Was the Red Flag Flying… Continue reading
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Egypt: Vodafone Supports Dictatorship by Hossam el-Hamalawy
So not only did Vodafone have a disgraceful role during the April 2008 Mahalla uprising, now also the company is sending out text messages announcing pro-Mubarak’s protests. Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 3-4 February, 2011
4 February, 2011 — creative-i Apologies for no posts for the past couple of days but I’ve been rather unwell. 4 February, 2011 Why isn’t the PA supporting the Egypt uprising? Australian rallies in solidarity with the Egyptian people Egypt: Will U.S. And NATO Launch Second Suez Intervention? by Rick Rozoff Dyab Abou Jahjah, “Egypt:… Continue reading
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An Interview with Noha Atef – Egyptian Journalist, Blogger and Dissident – on the Historic Events Underway in Her Country
When events in Egypt shook the world this week, Noha found herself in Europe, where she is studying. Airlines have stopped flights to her country, the Egyptian government shut down its citizens’ access to the Internet, cell phones and other communications systems, and she has had to watch the history unfold like the rest of… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt’s protests: What’s next? CNN International (CNN) — With unprecedented numbers of protesters on the streets of Egypt calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, what clues to earlier … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/30/egypt.what.next/ Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Yemeni Protests Turn Violent Wall Street Journal By HAKIM ALMASMARI SAN’A, Yemen—A small anti-government protest turned violent in the Yemeni capital Saturday, according to eyewitnesses, … online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704653204576111861506062274.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia’s leading Islamist to return from exile Reuters By Tom Perry TUNIS (Reuters) – A leading Tunisian Islamist was due to return from 22 years in exile on Sunday in one of the most powerful symbols to date of … www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/30/columns-us-tunisia-idINTRE70J0IG20110130 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Is WikiLeaks leaking? Norwegian paper scoops Assange AFP OSLO — As if there isn’t enough intrigue around Wikileaks and its enigmatic founder, a Norwegian daily that laid hands on the same US classified documents … www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iun4mKBiY0IZhTr1FRQOxJi6RL3w?docId=CNG.86ad1b48f113d8d1b670823a5c2976ff.411 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info US DOD asserts Manning not in solitary confinement, warns press DigitalJournal.com In a news briefing with reporters on Thursday, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell insisted Private Bradley Manning is not being held in solitary … www.digitaljournal.com/article/303067 Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks for 29 January, 2011
29 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Watch events live http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 29 January, 2011
29 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Ruling party urges talks in Yemen to halt protests Reuters Africa SANAA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Yemen’s ruling party has called for dialogue with the opposition, the country’s state news agency said late on Friday, … af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFLDE70S09S20110129 Continue reading
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Corporations decide what Americans see on TV — RT
28 January, 2011 — Corporations decide what Americans see on TV — RT http://rt.com/s/swf/player.swf?file=http://rt.com/files/usa/news/usa-corporate-media-tv/1.28.11-4pm-nastia-pkg.flv&image=http://rt.com/files/usa/news/usa-corporate-media-tv/usa-corporate-media-tv-murdoch.n.jpg&skin=http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/changeset/643/skins/beelden?old_path=%2F&provider=http&abouttext=Russia%20Today&aboutlink=http://rt.com&autostart=false Several huge corporations own major networks and newspapers in the U.S. How much of the content do they control? Everyone seems to know that the hand that feeds is the hand in charge. ‘He who pays the piper gets to call… Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 29 January, 2011
29 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia’s revolution rap hits the big stage AFP TUNIS — Once banned from the airwaves under the Tunisian regime, rap artists are taking their revolutionary lyrics to the big stage for the first time on … www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hm8gWdc5y-SXzHc-9H2Lt_cwCABA?docId=CNG.67623850a684b3db3f7388147dd9cea7.01 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 29 January, 2011
29 January, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks founder says enjoys making banks squirm Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up CD’s containing data on offshore bank account holders, which he received from former Swiss private banker Rudolf … www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/29/idINIndia-54494520110129 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 29 January, 2011
29 January, 2011 — creative-i.info DOD spokesman attacks reporters for misrepresenting Bradley Manning case Daily Caller (AP Photo, File) Some of the staunchest defenders of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the man who stands accused of leaking secret documents to WikiLeaks, … dailycaller.com/2011/01/28/dod-spokesman-attacks-reporters-for-misrepresenting-bradley-manning-case/ Continue reading
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Defining a Dictatorship: The U.S. Role in Egypt By Peter Hart
Yesterday the Washington Post tried to argue that U.S. policy under the Obama administration has shifted to one of open support for pro-democracy movements in Egypt and Tunisia. There was little, if any, evidence to support this idea. Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Waves of Unrest Spread to Yemen, Shaking a Region New York Times Hani Mohammed/AP Protesters in Sana, Yemen, waved Yemen’s flag at a rally on Thursday. Many are calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, … www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/middleeast/28unrest.html Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info The long shadow of Tunisia’s corrupt regime Globe and Mail At one time a senior bureaucrat in Tunisia’s post office and a member of the ruling party, Mr. Kammoun also had a family line that plied the Mediterranean … www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-long-shadow-of-tunisias-corrupt-regime/article1885883/ Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks: US warmed to Egypt under Obama msnbc.com CAIRO — Cables obtained by WikiLeaks reveal how the United States changed the way it dealt with Egypt after President Barack Obama came to power, … www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41308122/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Supporters Object To Treatment Of WikiLeaks Suspect NPR by Tom Gjelten Pfc. Bradley Manning and Julian Assange, the two men at the center of the WikiLeaks controversy, have achieved hero status among their allies … www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133280654/Supporters-Object-To-Treatment-Of-WikiLeaks-Suspect Continue reading
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